Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:13PM EDT until June 18 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Eastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rockford to New Madison, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Cridersville, Bradford, and Anna.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 118.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:46PM EDT until June 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 545 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Bluffton to 10 miles north of Hagerstown, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, Coldwater, Versailles, St. Henry, Bradford, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, Webster, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Gettysburg, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, and Rossburg.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 18 at 4:51PM EDT until June 18 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Moorman hired as career coordinator

Educator to work with industries, schools to align curriculum with job skills

By Shelley Grieshop

CELINA - An area resident who has served 39 years in education has been tapped as full-time career coordinator for local students and industries.

Rod Moorman, who retires Aug. 1 as St. Henry schools superintendent, was hired for the consultant role by the new Auglaize/Mercer Business-Education Alliance.

Randy Niekamp of Crown Equipment Corp. and an AMBE board member, said Moorman is a good fit for the job.

"Mr. Moorman ... has an understanding of the needs of our area businesses and industries and has had previous success introducing and organizing programs to strengthen the connection between classroom curriculum and local industry needs, while keeping each students' best interest in mind," he noted.

AMBE President and local businessman Sean Dorsten said Moorman's application "stood out" from the 12 received for the position.

"The committee felt his background in education was important, and he could respond back to schools in a positive manner," Dorsten said.

Moorman was given a one-year contract. His hourly salary is still being determined, Dorsten said.
Moorman will be the primary liaison between local industries and school systems in Mercer and Auglaize counties "to facilitate and develop programs that encourage the appropriate skills in the workforce to meet the needs of area businesses," according to a statement from the AMBE.

As an outreach coordinator, Moorman will learn what type of employees are needed locally and introduce the positions and businesses to students as young as eighth-graders, officials said.
Moorman said he feels at home in the position. Linking students with good careers is a task he and other area school administrators have addressed for several years.
"It started with Project Lead the Way," he said. "We had 14 industries on the advisory council, and we got to meet with them and talk about their needs."
His first task as pathway coordinator is to create a specific plan of action, he said.
"I have to learn what our businesses and manufacturers do to know what they need and what benefits they can offer," Moorman said.

He'll take the information to guidance counselors in each school district so they can better inform students and parents, he explained.

Moorman said one of the problems he must address is a "lack of knowledge" about the types of jobs available locally. Students and parents often believe the careers and good salaries they are seeking can be found only in bigger metropolitan areas, he said.

At a community development forum in Celina in April, local businessman Jack Buschur and AMBE board member explained the focus of the nonprofit organization and asked area industries to help fund the coordinator position. He told the audience of business leaders it was time for them to step up to the plate and quit relying on public dollars to find adequately trained employees.

More than $60,000 has been pledged so far to meet 2014 needs; fundraising efforts are continuing, Dorsten said.

"We've got 13 businesses on board," he added.

AMBE also works closely with Hometown Opportunity - an online website that posts available jobs in the area, and provides other information to help link employers and employees.

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City again seeks to fill parks position

Part-time assistant resigns; new person should be on staff by end of month, mayor says

CELINA - The city once again is seeking someone to help run the parks and recreation department.

Earlier this summer, Lori Schmitmeyer was hired as a part-time recreation assistant to lead the agency through the upcoming departure of parks director Jeff Fortkamp.

Mariners fall to Locos in marathon contest

Home run in 17th inning lifts Lima to three-game sweep of Grand Lake

CELINA - Saturday evening started with the Grand Lake players' host families being honored at Montgomery Field prior to the start of the Mariners' game with rival Lima.

St. Marys wins boys' team title; Celina places second overall

Tri-County League Swimming Championships

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The St. Marys Seahawks won the boys Tri-County League swimming team championship on Saturday during the A Finals meet at Bryson Pool in Celina.

Williams wins Shane's Crossing 5K

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Former Celina distance runner Mitch Williams had a dominating day on Saturday as he won the Shane's Crossing 5K road race in Rockford.